___________________________________ HEALTH AND RETIREMENT STUDY, WAVE 2 Full Public Release, Version 1.00 June 18, 1998 ___________________________________ Section S: Widowhood and Divorce (N = 11596) ___________________________________ VAR # _____ HHID HHID HRS Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHID 11596 47924 23344 1 99587 PN PN HRS Person Number ____________________________________________________________ PN Code Frequency ------------------ 10 5807 11 70 20 3151 21 3 30 1099 31 1 40 1465 W2SUBHH W2SUBHH HRS Wave 2 Sub-Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ W2SUBHH Code Frequency ----------------------- 0 11232 1 103 2 84 3 177 W6800 S2. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: Financial situations often change with the death of a (husband/wife). Thinking back to the time surrounding your (husband/wife)'s death, did any income from Social Security start, stop or change because of (his/her) death. -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: Financial situations often change with divorce. Thinking back to your divorce, did any income from Social Security start, stop, or change because of it? W6809 S3. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: Did any income from Supplemental Security Income start, stop, or change because of (his/her) death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: Did any income from Supplemental Security Income start, stop, or change because of the divorce? W6818 S4. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: Did any income from Veterans benefits start, stop, or change because of (his/her) death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: Did any income from Veterans benefits start, stop, or change because of the divorce? W6827 S5. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: Did any income from other retirement pensions or annuities start, stop, or change because of (his/her) death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: Did any income from other retirement pensions or annuities start, stop, or change because of the divorce? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Start 2. Stop [S2: GO TO S2b1] [S3: GO TO S3b1] [S4: GO TO S4b1] [S5: GO TO S5b1] 3. Change [S2: GO TO S2c1] [S3: GO TO S3c1] [S4: GO TO S4c1] [S5: GO TO S5c1] 5. No [S2: GO TO S3] [S3: GO TO S4] [S4: GO TO S5] [S5: GO TO S6] 8. Don't Know; DK [S2: GO TO S3] [S3: GO TO S4] [S4: GO TO S5] [S5: GO TO S6] 9. Refused; RF [S2: GO TO S3] [S3: GO TO S4] [S4: GO TO S5] [S5: GO TO S6] 0. Inap R not widowed or divorced since Wave I W6800 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11345 1 13 2 53 3 12 5 171 8 1 9 1 W6809 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11345 1 1 2 12 3 3 5 233 8 2 W6818 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11345 1 2 2 8 3 3 5 236 8 2 W6827 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11345 1 11 2 10 3 18 5 211 8 1 W6801 S2a1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount after your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount after the divorce? W6803 S2b1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6805 S2c1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6807 S2d1. What was it after? W6810 S3a1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount after your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount after the divorce? W6812 S3b1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6814 S3c1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6816 S3d1. What was it after? W6819 S4a1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount after your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual about after the divorce? W6821 S4b1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6823 S4c1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6825 S4d1. What was it after? W6828 S5a1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount after your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount after the divorce? W6830 S5b1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6832 S5c1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount before the divorce? W6834 S5d1. What was it after? ____________________________________________________________ 1-99993. Dollar amount 99994. $99,994 or more (Specify) 99998. Don't Know; DK [S2a1, S2b1, S2d1: GO TO S3] [S2c1: GO TO S2d1] [S2d1: GO TO S3] [S3a1, S3b1, S3d1: GO TO S4] [S3c1: GO TO S3d1] [S3d1: GO TO S4] [S4a1, S4b1, S4d1: GO TO S5] [S4c1: GO TO S4d1] [S4d1: GO TO S5] [S5a1, S5b1, S5d1: GO TO S5] [S5c1: GO TO S5d1] [S5d1: GO TO S6] 99999. Refused; RF [S2a1, S2b1, S2d1: GO TO S3] [S2c1: GO TO S2d1] [S2d1: GO TO S3] [S3a1, S3b1, S3d1: GO TO S4] [S3c1: GO TO S3d1] [S3d1: GO TO S4] [S4a1, S4b1, S4d1: GO TO S5] [S4c1: GO TO S4d1] [S4d1: GO TO S5] [S5a1, S5b1, S5d1: GO TO S5] [S5c1: GO TO S5d1] [S5d1: GO TO S6] 0. Inap R not widowed or divorced since Wave I [S2a1: or S2=2-9] [S2b1: or S2=3-9] [S2c1: or S2=2,5-9] [S2d1: or S2=5-9] [S3a1: or S3=2-9] [S3b1: or S3=3-9] [S3c1: or S3=2,5-9] [S3d1: or S3=5-9] [S4a1: or S4=2-9] [S4b1: or S4=3-9] [S4c1: or S4=2,5-9] [S4d1: or S4=5-9] [S5a1: or S5=2-9] [S5b1: or S5=3-9] [S5c1: or S5=2,5-9] [S5d1: or S5=5-9] Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6801 11596 18 1313 0 99999 W6803 11596 55 2275 0 99999 W6805 11596 43 2076 0 99999 W6807 11596 26 1608 0 99999 W6810 11596 0 5 0 580 W6812 11596 9 929 0 99998 W6814 11596 9 929 0 99998 W6816 11596 9 929 0 99998 W6819 11596 0 5 0 436 W6821 11596 9 929 0 99998 W6823 11596 0 4 0 271 W6825 11596 0 5 0 436 W6828 11596 1735 131327 0 9999999 W6830 11596 10 938 0 99999 W6832 11596 49 2123 0 99999 W6834 11596 30 1645 0 99999 W6802 S2a2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6804 S2b2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6806 S2c2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6808 S2d2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6811 S3a2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6813 S3b2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6815 S3c2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6817 S3d2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6820 S4a2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6822 S4b2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6824 S4c2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6826 S4d2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6829 S5a2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6831 S5b2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6833 S5c2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6835 S5d2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) ____________________________________________________________ 02. Week [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 03. Every two weeks/Bi-weekly [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 04. Month [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 06. Year [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 95. Lump Sum [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 97. Other (Specify) [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 98. Don't Know; DK [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 99. Refused; RF [S2a2, S2b2: GO TO S3] [S3a2, S3b2: GO TO S4] [S4a2, S4b2: GO TO S5] [S5a2, S5b2: GO TO S6] 0. Inap R not widowed or divorced since Wave I [S2a2: or S2=2-9 or S2a1=99998,99999] [S2b2: or S2=3-9 or S2a1=99998,99999 or S2b1=99998,99999] [S2c2: or S2=2,5-9 or S2a1=99998,99999 or S2b1=99998,99999 or S2c1=99998,99999] [S2d2: or S2=5-9 or S2a1=99998,99999 or S2b1=99998,99999 or S2d1=99998,99999] [S3a2: or S3=2-9 or S3a1=99998,99999] [S3b2: or S3=3-9 or S3a1=99998,99999 or S3b1=99998,99999] [S3c2: or S3=2,5-9 or S3a1=99998,99999 or S3b1=99998,99999 or S3c1=99998,99999] [S3d2: or S3=5-9 or S3a1=99998,99999 or S3b1=99998,99999 or S3d1=99998,99999] [S4a2: or S4=2-9 or S4a1=99998,99999] [S4b2: or S4=3-9 or S4a1=99998,99999 or S4b1=99998,99999] [S4c2: or S4=2,5-9 or S4a1=99998,99999 or S4b1=99998,99999 or S4c1=99998,99999] [S4d2: or S4=5-9 or S4a1=99998,99999 or S4b1=99998,99999 or S4d1=99998,99999] [S5a2: or S5=2-9 or S5a1=99998,99999] [S5b2: or S5=3-9 or S5a1=99998,99999 or S5b1=99998,99999] [S5c2: or S5=2,5-9 or S5a1=99998,99999 or S5b1=99998,99999 or S5c1=99998,99999] [S5d2: or S5=5-9 or S5a1=99998,99999 or S5b1=99998,99999 or S5d1=99998,99999] W6802 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11585 2 1 4 10 W6804 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11548 4 47 6 1 W6806 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11589 4 7 W6808 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11587 4 9 W6811 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11595 4 1 W6813 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11585 4 11 W6815 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11594 4 2 W6817 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11594 4 2 W6820 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11594 4 2 W6822 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11589 4 7 W6824 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11593 4 3 W6826 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11593 4 3 W6829 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11587 4 8 99 1 W6831 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11587 4 8 6 1 W6833 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11582 4 10 6 2 95 1 97 1 W6835 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11581 4 13 6 1 95 1 W6836 S6. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: Did your earnings from work or your work hours start, stop, or change after (he/she) died? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: Did your earnings from work or your work hours start, stop or change after the divorce? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Start 2. Stop [GO TO S6c1] 3. Change [GO TO S6e1] 5. No [GO TO S7] 8. Don't Know; DK [GO TO S7] 9. Refused; RF [GO TO S7] 0. Inap R not widowed or divorced since Wave I W6836 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11345 1 7 2 5 3 17 5 221 8 1 W6837 S6a1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount of your earnings after your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount of your earnings after the divorce? W6840 S6c1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount of your earnings before your (husband/ wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount of your earnings before the divorce? ____________________________________________________________ 1-99993. Dollar amount 99994. $99,994 or more (Specify) 99998. Don't Know; DK [S6a1: GO TO S6b] [S6c1: GO TO S6d] 99999. Refused; RF [S6a1: GO TO S6b] [S6c1: GO TO S6d] 0. Inap R not widowed or divorced since Wave I [S6a1: or S6=2-9] [S6c1: or S6=1,3-9] Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6837 11596 4 294 0 29999 W6840 11596 7 518 0 47000 W6838 S6a2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) W6841 S6c2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) ____________________________________________________________ 02. Week 03. Every two weeks/Bi-weekly 04. Month 06. Year 95. Lump Sum 97. Other (Specify) 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I [S6a2: or S6=2-9 or S6a1=99998,99999] [S6c2: or S6=1,3-9 or S6c1=99998,99999] W6838 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11589 2 3 3 1 6 2 97 1 W6841 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11591 2 1 3 2 6 2 W6839 S6b. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: And how many hours per week did you usually work after your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: And how many hours per week did you usually work after the divorce? W6842 S6d. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: And how many hours per week did you usually work before your (husband/wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: And how many hours per week did you usually work before the divorce? ____________________________________________________________ 1-80. Hours [GO TO S7] 98. Don't Know; DK [GO TO S7] 99. Refused; RF [GO TO S7] 00. Inap; [S6b: S6=2-9] [S6d: S6=1,3-9] Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6839 11596 0 1 0 56 W6842 11596 0 1 0 55 W6843 S6e1. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: What was the usual amount of your earnings before your (husband/ wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: What was the usual amount of your earnings before the divorce? ____________________________________________________________ 1-99993. Dollar amount 99994. $99,994 or more (Specify) 99998. Don't Know; DK [GO TO S6f1] 99999. Refused; RF [GO TO S6f1] 0. Inap R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or S6=1-2,4-9 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6843 11596 47 1954 0 99999 W6844 S6e2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) ____________________________________________________________ 02. Week 03. Every two weeks/Bi-weekly 04. Month 06. Year 95. Lump Sum 97. Other (Specify) 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or S6=1-2,4-9; or S6e1=99998,99999 W6844 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11585 2 3 6 8 W6845 S6f1. What was it after? ____________________________________________________________ 1-99993. Dollar amount 99994. $99,994 or more (Specify) 99998. Don't Know; DK [S6f1: GO TO S6g] 99999. Refused; RF [S6f1: GO TO S6g] 99996. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or S6=1-2,4-9 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6845 11596 68 2495 0 99999 W6846 S6f2. (Was that per week, month, year, or what?) [PER] ____________________________________________________________ 02. Week 03. Every two weeks/Bi-weekly 04. Month 06. Year 95. Lump Sum 97. Other (Specify) 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or S6=1-2,4-9 W6846 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11587 2 4 6 5 W6847 S6g. IF WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER HAS DIED: How many hours per week did you usually work before your (husband/ wife)'s death? -or- IF R IS DIVORCED FROM WAVE-1 SPOUSE/PARTNER: How many hours per week did you usually work before the divorce? ____________________________________________________________ 1-80. Hours 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Refused; RF 00. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or S6=1-2,4-9 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6847 11596 0 2 0 99 W6848 S6h. And how many after? ____________________________________________________________ 1-80. Hours 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Refused; RF 00. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or S6=1-2,4-9 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6848 11596 0 2 0 68 W6849 S7. Did your health insurance coverage change? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; W6849 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11345 1 58 5 191 8 2 BRANCHPOINT: If R divorced (A4=1), GO TO S18 W6850 S7a. In what way? ____________________________________________________________ 01. Cost more 02. Cost less 11. Cancelled or will be cancelled within 3 years 97. Other 98. Don't know; DK 99. NA 00. Inap, no second mention W6850 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11538 1 11 2 9 11 8 97 6 99 24 W6851 S8. Did you receive a life insurance settlement (including any that you may have already mentioned)? W6853 S9. Did you receive a lump-sum pension settlement? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [S8: GO TO S9] [S9: GO TO S10] 8. Don't Know; DK [S8: GO TO S9] [S9: GO TO S10] 9. Refused; RF [S8: GO TO S9] [S9: GO TO S10] 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1) W6851 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11454 1 91 5 50 9 1 W6853 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11454 1 20 5 121 9 1 W6852 S8a. How much did it amount to? W6854 S9a. How much did it amount to? ____________________________________________________________ 1-9999993. Dollar amount 9999994. $9,999,994 or more (Specify) 9999997. Other (specify) 9999998. Don't Know; DK 9999999. Refused; RF 9999996. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6852 11596 15655 393703 0 9999999 W6854 11596 1756 131331 0 9999999 W6855 S10. IF THIS IS A PROXY INTERVIEW FOR A DECEASED RESPONDENT: I have a few questions about the circumstances of (his/her) death. Did (he/she) have an illness lasting three months or more during the last year (he/she) was alive? -or- OTHERWISE: Did your (husband/wife) have an illness lasting three months or more during the last year (he/she) was alive? W6856 S11. Did (he/she) ever live in a nursing home? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1) W6855 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11282 1 243 5 70 8 1 W6856 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11282 1 32 5 282 W6857 S12. Not counting what was covered by Medicare or other insurance, ... IF THIS IS A PROXY INTERVIEW FOR A DECEASED RESPONDENT: all in all, about how much were (his/her) health care expenses during the last year of (his/ her) life? I mean all expenses for doctors, hospitals, drugs, nursing homes, or home care. -or- OTHERWISE: all in all, about how much were your (husband/wife)'s health care expenses during the last year of (his/her) life? I mean all expenses for doctors, hospitals, drugs, nursing homes, or home care. W6859 S13. IF THIS IS A PROXY INTERVIEW FOR A DECEASED RESPONDENT: Not counting what was covered by insurance or (his/her) estate, what were the expenses associated with the death, that is, for funeral expenses, legal fees, etc.? -or- OTHERWISE: Not counting what was covered by insurance or your (husband/wife)'s estate, what were your expenses associated with the death, that is, for funeral expenses, legal fees, etc.? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: DO NOT PROBE DK] 00000. Nothing; zero [S12: GO TO S13] [S13: GO TO S14] 1-99993. Dollar amount [S12: GO TO S13] [S13: GO TO S14] 99994. $99,994 or more (Specify) [S12: GO TO S13] [S13: GO TO S14] 99997. Not settled yet 99998. Don't Know; DK 99999. Refused; RF 99996. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1) Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6857 11596 129631 1129999 0 9999999 W6859 11596 584 6849 0 99999 W6858 S12a-S12d. Brackets W6860 S13a-S13d. Brackets ____________________________________________________________ Code S12a S12b S12c S12d Bracket Code S13a S13b S13c S13d Bracket ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------------------------ 1 Yes Yes Yes Inap x > $100,000 2 Yes Yes No Inap $100,000 >= x > $25,000 3 Yes Yes DK/NA Inap x > $25,000 4 Yes No Inap Inap $25,000 >= x > $5,000 5 Yes DK/NA Inap Inap x > $5,000 6 No Inap Inap Yes $5,000 >= x > $1,000 7 No Inap Inap No $1,000 >= x 8 No Inap Inap DK/NA $5,000 >= x 9 DK/NA Inap Inap Inap (no information) 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1) [S12a-S12d: or S12=0-99994,99996] [S13a-S13d: or S13=0-99994,99996] W6858 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11446 1 23 2 28 3 4 4 40 5 2 6 17 7 9 8 3 9 24 W6860 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11544 2 3 4 23 6 12 7 2 9 12 W6861 S14. Did you have to sell assets, withdraw money that W6862 normally would not be touched, get help from a W6863 relative, or do anything else special to W6864 find the money to pay the expenses associated with (his/her) illness and death? [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes, sell assets [when done, GO TO S16] 2. Yes, withdraw money [when done, GO TO S16] 3. Yes, got help from relative 5. Did not do anything special [when done, GO TO S16] 7. Yes, other (specify) [when done, GO TO S16] 8. Don't Know; DK [when done, GO TO S16] 9. Refused; RF [when done, GO TO S16] 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1) W6861 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11454 1 7 2 20 3 10 5 94 7 9 8 1 9 1 W6862 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11586 2 6 3 1 7 3 W6863 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11595 3 1 W6864 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11596 W6865 S15. Who gave you that help? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Parents 2. Children 3. Other relatives 4. Friends 5. Other (specify) 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or R divorced (A4=1); or S14=1-2,5-9 W6865 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11584 1 2 2 4 3 5 9 1 W6866 S16. IF THIS IS A PROXY INTERVIEW FOR A DECEASED RESPONDENT: In which state or country did (he/she) die? -or- OTHERWISE: In which state or country did your (husband/wife) die? ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: The following has been recoded from state-level data to Census Region and Division data for reasons of confidentiality.] Northeast Region 01. New England Division (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut) 02. Middle Atlantic Division (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania) Midwest Region 03. East North Central Division (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) 04. West North Central Division (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas) South Region 05. South Atlantic Division (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida) 06. East South Central Division (Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi) 07. West South Central Division (Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas) West Region 08. Mountain Division (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada) 09. Pacific Division (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii) 10. U.S., NA state 11. Not in a Census Division (includes U.S. territories) 98. Don't Know; DK 99. Not Ascertained; NA W6866 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11282 1 10 2 39 3 41 4 23 5 113 6 24 7 35 8 5 9 24 W6867 S17. What was the cause of (his/her) death? W6868 W6869 W6870 ____________________________________________________________ [NOTE: Up to 4 mentions coded.] [NOTE: Codes come from the "International Classifications of Diseases-Clinical Modification" (9th Edition). To interpret the codes, that volume is required.] BRANCHPOINT: 1. IF THIS IS A PROXY INTERVIEW FOR A DECEASED RESPONDENT, GO TO NEXT SECTION. 2. IF RESPONDENT HAS NOT BEEN DIVORCED SINCE WAVE-1, GO TO NEXT SECTION. W6871 S18. Because of the divorce, do you expect to receive less in the way of life insurance benefits if your former (husband/wife) dies? W6872 S19. Did you lose any part of your claim on your former (husband/wife)'s pension? W6873 S20. Did you receive any money or property from your former (husband/wife) to compensate for the loss of your claim on (his/her) pension? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Refused; RF 0. Inap; R not widowed or divorced since Wave I; or proxy interview for deceased R; or R not been divorced since Wave I W6871 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11487 1 35 5 71 8 3 W6872 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11487 1 30 5 76 8 3 W6873 Code Frequency -------------------- 0 11566 1 3 5 27 W6874 S21. All in all, what were your expenses associated with the divorce, that is, legal fees and costs? ____________________________________________________________ 0000000. None 1-9999993. Dollar amount 9999994. $9,999,994 or more (Specify) 9999997. Other (specify) 9999998. Don't Know; DK 9999999. Refused; RF 9999996. Inap; Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W6874 11596 19862 444936 0 9999999